Saturday, August 17, 2024

Kawai Gyokudo - Moonlit Evening, 1913

 

Kawai Gyokudo - Moonlit Evening, 1913
ink and light color on silk, hanging scroll, 99,7 x 182,6 cm
Adachi Museum of Art, Japan

The work presented at the 7th Bunten exhibition was a great success. Bathed in the moonlight, a fisherman and his children going home across the wooden bridge on a spring evening. The painting, full of pastoral overtones, matches Gyokudo's gentle temper and peaceful view of nature. via

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